NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2077 · cited Dec 18, 1990 – Jul 15, 2026
6,203 NYC housing violations have been issued under NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2077, which is 0.1% of every HPD violation attributed to a section. 2,732 are still open.
The most common orders written under this section, in HPD’s own wording.
| BRONX | 1,086 | |
|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN | 993 | |
| QUEENS | 579 | |
| MANHATTAN | 47 | |
| STATEN ISLAND | 27 |
§ 27-2077 Conversions to rooming units prohibited.
a. No rooming unit which was not classified and recorded as such in the department prior to May fifteenth, nineteen hundred fifty-four or converted to such use prior to April thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-six, shall be created in any dwelling, whether such conversion is effected with or without physical alterations, except for rooming units: (1)Owned or controlled and operated by a hospital for occupancy by nurses and interns on its staff; or (2)Owned and operated without profit by an educational, religious or charitable institution as a residence for the aged, or for working girls or women, or for working boys or men, or for delinquent, dependent or neglected children, or for students attending a school or college; or, (3)approved by the commissioner of the department and created with the substantial assistance of loans, grants or subsidies from any federal, state or local agency or instrumentality; or (4)approved by the commissioner of the department and owned, operated or used by any federal, state or local agency or instrumentality or by a non-profit organization.
b. When the ownership, operation or use by an institution or public agency for any of the purposes enumerated in subdivision a ceases, the certificate of occupancy shall expire.
Current through Local Law 2026/116, enacted July 11, 2026 · enacted municipal law, in the public domain · official publication
NYC Housing Maintenance Code § 27-2077, "Conversions to rooming units prohibited", is cited on a violation when an HPD inspector finds the condition it covers. No rooming unit which was not classified and recorded as such in the department prior to May fifteenth, nineteen hundred fifty-four or converted to such use prior to April thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-six, shall be created in any dwelling, whether such conversion is effected with or without physical alterations, except for rooming units: (1)Owned or controlled and operated by a hospital for occupancy by nurses and interns on its staff; or (2)Owned and operated without profit by an educational, religious or charitable institution as a residence for the aged, or for working girls or women, or for working boys or men, or for delinquent, dependent or neglected children, or for students attending a school or college; or, (3)approved by the commissioner of the department and created with the substantial assistance of loans, grants or subsidies from any federal, state or local agency or instrumentality; or (4)approved by the commissioner of the department and owned, operated or used by any federal, state or local agency or instrumentality or by a non-profit organization.
2,732 § 27-2077 violations are open as of Aug 4, 2026.
Counted from HPD’s Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Each notice is attributed to a section by HPD’s own order number where one is on record, otherwise by the section its notice text cites. Figures recomputed Aug 4, 2026.
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